Re: [Harp-L] How many to do you bring...

[joe leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 6, 2010, at 12:24 AM, steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> We (OK, juse me) have a saying around my house. You can never have  
> too many harmonicas.

You're not the only one.  lol

> When I was playing every weekend, I used 14 harps regularly, but  
> brought way more with me.

I carry a clarinet case with a tray for the top level. The tray holds  
18 harps in 3 rows. They are:
C  (sj tuned)          Eb (sj)          G Hi R
B  Richter              D R               F# Hi R
Bb sj                      D sj               F R
A  R                       Db R             F sj
Ab R                      Db sj             E R
G Lo R                   C R               Eb R          (bottom of  
case holds 8 chromatics...I carry 3.5 & a small repair kit)

> Our singer/guitarist liked to capo the first fret sometimes and  
> then play C fingering.

Ours do too. They are ex-Nashville

> That meant I needed an F sharp harp.  And he did some other songs  
> in flat keys, so I ended up with all 12 keys plus a couple of low  
> harps. He liked to do songs in their original keys.

Ours do too.

>   And of course I needed spares in all the heavily used harps.

I don't carry spares. I just switch harps OR use a chromo.

>  But, I had accumulated harps over the years, and I'm not hard on  
> them, so it was no big deal. Now that our trio is defunct, I have  
> way too many harps, but..... you never know.

I have 19 diatonics (incl the XB-40) and 9 chromos (4 are trophies  
and not played).

>   Just got invited to play the anthem at our high school for a  
> basketball game later this year, so I can practice that. And I have  
> been working on "You Don't Know Me" with a country tuned harp after  
> hearing Berl Welch do such a great version at SPAH.

I am a huge fan of Jerl's. One of the most under rated country  
players in the business. What key are you using? I don't remember  
(without going into the garage for my song list) what key I use but  
it is the same as Charley McCoy's version.

smo-joe

P.S. I hardly ever need more than 3 or 4 diatonics and 1 chromo for a  
gig.

> Steve Webb in Minnesota
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:27 PM, joe hagins wrote:
>
> > How many harps do you guys bring to one show that you actually  
> > will use during the gig? I am currently gigging with only 5 right  
> > now, but I am doing mostly blues/country/irish gigs. I am trying  
> > to save up some $ to upgrade my amp setup..
> >
> > ~Joseph